Honda, Nissan Hope to Mass Produce Cars with Carbon Fiber Bodies
Japanese automakers Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co have joined with Toray Industries Inc. to develop a new carbon-fiber material for use in auto bodies and hope to mass produce cars that are as much as 40 percent lighter than vehicles built with steel.The group aims to establish mass production technology for the new
CCC Information Services Offers Online Training
CCC Information Services hopes to save its customers time and money by offering interactive, online training courses through Saba Software, Inc. During training sessions, CCC instructors can share applications, use a whiteboard and markup and highlight presentations as online users watch. In addition, CCC can set up a pre-built agenda, allowing users to fast-forward directly
Fix Auto Names New VP of Client Services
Fix Auto USA appointed Ron Guilliams its national vice president of client services. Previously, Guilliams served as Southern California business development vice president, working for Fix Auto members in the Los Angeles area. Guilliams will oversee all of Fix Auto’s national and local insurance relationships and will coordinate local marketing efforts with business development managers
Liberty Mutual Providing Total Loss Records to Carfax
Liberty Mutual, the nation’s eighth-largest car insurer, is providing Carfax with its data on every car the insurer declared a total loss and sold for salvage for the past five years and going forward. The information will be disclosed to buyers on Carfax vehicle history reports. "Varying state laws and a deceitful practice called ‘title
CCRS Collecting School Supplies for Needy
The recently formed Connecticut Collision Repair Specialists (CCRS) has joined the efforts of DoSomething101, a teen-led, nationwide campaign to collect new school supplies for children in need. Association members received DoSomething 101 collection boxes at a recent association meeting. “It’s time to make a difference in our communities, and we are ready to step up
ABRA Opens Fifth Repair Center in Milwaukee
Minneapolis-based ABRA Auto Body & Glass announced the opening of its fifth repair center in the Milwaukee area at 14750 West National Avenue in New Berlin, Wisc. This location, formerly New Berlin Auto Body, is ABRA’s 92nd repair center in 11 states. "ABRA is committed to growth in Wisconsin, with our emphasis on the Milwaukee,
ASA Asks Massachusetts Legislature to Stop Right to Repair Legislation
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) is asking Massachusetts repairers to contact their legislators about opposing the Right to Repair Act, Massachusetts H.B. 4892. ASA said that "legislation using government agencies and the courts is unnecessary to ensure independent repairers have access to the same service information that is available to dealers." The ASA-Automaker voluntary agreement
ASA Asks Massachusetts Legislature to Stop Right to Repair Legislation
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) is asking Massachusetts repairers to contact their legislators about opposing the Right to Repair Act, Massachusetts H.B. 4892. ASA said that "legislation using government agencies and the courts is unnecessary to ensure independent repairers have access to the same service information that is available to dealers." The ASA-Automaker voluntary agreement
AMI Launches Training Web Site
A new Training On Demand Web site that will feature interactive Webinars, pre-recorded archived classes, DVD-quality video downloads and other training resources has been launched by the Automotive Management Institute (AMI). The new site, www.amieducationonline.com, will initially offer monthly Webinars on a variety of topics, including sales and marketing, customer service, telephone skills, employee management
I-CAR Board Elects New Officers and Executive Committee Members
The I-CAR International Board of Directors elected new officers and executive committee members after the organization approved a change in the I-CAR fiscal year from July 1 to June 30 to Jan. 1 to Dec. 31. This change required an interim fiscal year of July 1, 2008 through Dec. 31, 2008, termed “F’08.5.” The first
Keystone Crash Parts Digest
Keystone Automotive is distributing its 2008 Crash Parts Digest to collision repair shops and insurance customers. The redesigned catalog contains part numbers, descriptions and pricing information for both domestic and import makes and models. More than 20,000 part numbers, 4,500 of them new, are included in the catalog representing the following product lines: cooling, lighting,
BASF’s Restored ’57 Mercedes to Appear on ‘Dream Car Garage’
BASF announced today that the SPEED Channel show “Dream Car Garage” will film BASF receiving its newly restored 1957 Mercedes 300SL Gullwing at Meadow Brook Concours d’Elegance on Aug. 3 in Rochester, Mich. The handoff presentation will be aired during an early 2009 episode of the show. A decade ago, BASF added the Gullwing to